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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing |
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Agency 90. Board of Nursing |
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Chapter 40. Regulations for Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners |
Section 10. Definitions
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Part I. General Provisions
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Boards" means the Virginia Board of Medicine and the Virginia Board of Nursing.
"Certified nurse midwife" means an advanced practice registered nurse who is certified in the specialty of nurse midwifery and who is jointly licensed by the Boards of Medicine and Nursing as a nurse practitioner pursuant to § 54.1-2957 of the Code of Virginia.
"Committee" means the Committee of the Joint Boards of Nursing and Medicine.
"Nonprofit health care clinics or programs" means a clinic organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge or when a reasonable minimum fee is charged only to cover administrative costs.
"Nurse practitioner" means an advanced practice registered nurse who has met the requirements for licensure as a nurse practitioner as stated in 18VAC90-30.
"Practice agreement" means a written or electronic agreement jointly developed by the patient care team physician and the nurse practitioner for the practice of the nurse practitioner that also describes the prescriptive authority of the nurse practitioner, if applicable. For a nurse practitioner licensed in the category of certified nurse midwife, the practice agreement is a statement jointly developed with the consulting physician.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR495-03-1 and VR465-12-1 § 1.1, eff. August 15, 1992; amended, Volume 16, Issue 21, eff. August 2, 2000; Volume 25, Issue 05, eff. December 25, 2008; Volume 31, Issue 21, eff. July 15, 2015; Volume 33, Issue 01, eff. October 5, 2016.